Laura Bishop, MS

What happens after you meet your person? Once the thrill of first kisses, late night phone calls, weekend getaways and hot sex transition into something more. A higher level of commitment, which if you ask me is the ultimate win, but it can be difficult to navigate, fo...

Painful experiences cut deep and they don’t heal themselves. Sometimes you have to initiate the healing process with the choice to forgive.

I often speak of wounds — painful experiences that leave deep, unseen emotional scars. Sometimes these wounds come in the form of...

We are all recovering from something. It’s impossible not to have felt some form of emotional pain in this lifetime. People hurt, hold resentments and carry their wounds deep within. Sometimes they are hidden and sometimes they are on full display for the world to feel...

Work smarter, not harder. 

Many people, struggle with the work demands being placed upon them. It happens in every industry, but it’s even more profound in the healthcare sector, and can trigger emotional stress and career burnout. It’s not uncommon to want to excel at...

Who can relate to the pain and suffering that comes from loving an addict? Or the feeling of powerlessness associated with being part of a dysfunctional family unit? 

If you're nodding yes or raising your hand, I see you. 

Being in a relationship with...

Addiction is a hot topic right now, still after many years in the spotlight. I often wonder why and then recognize that my time is better spent accepting the problem, supporting active recovery and bringing awareness to an issue that clearly isn’t going away anytime so...

I want to talk about a sensitive and stigmatized topic. One with limited understanding of it’s meaning and the impact it has on the individuals affected. Trauma. It’s a loaded word that sometimes gets thrown around without consideration; reserved for a specific event o...

By nature, I am a fearful person. Always have been. Although I am slowly working on destroying that limiting belief, which has become more of a habit than anything else. This way of thinking doesn’t serve me well, and instead contributes to me hiding and playing small....

Yesterday, I celebrated 11 years of sobriety and it felt big. Not only because it crept up on me, as it tends to do, but I felt even less prepared for this milestone than I have in the past. Despite feeling a tremendous amount of gratitude, this last year has been chal...

I have suffered from anxiety my entire life and it can be debilitating at times. Some of my earliest memories as a child is feeling tummy aches (butterflies), heightened awareness and incessant worry about school, my parents, friends, strangers, what was happening in t...